Vikings Wide Receiver J.J. McCarthy Returns Stronger Than Ever: A Return to Peak Performance!
Now that Kyler Murray seems set to be the Vikings starting quarterback next season, it wouldn’t be surprising if the team entertains a trade for J. J. McCarthy.
The Steelers and Browns seem like teams that might have an interest in McCarthy, potentially as a starter. The Chargers, coached by Jim Harbaugh, who coached McCarthy to a national championship at Michigan in 2004, would seem a third possibility as a backup to Justin Herbert. The Chargers do not have a designated backup QB.
Last season, it was Trey Lance from Marshall, Minn. A trade for McCarthy would require a high enough draft pick. —Don’t be surprised, if the Vikings were to trade McCarthy, if they bring Carson Wentz back to play behind Murray.
—Former Gopher Max Brosmer’s non-guaranteed contract next season is for $1. 1 million, nearly what the Vikings will pay Murray. Brosmer’s NFL future in Minnesota, though, now seems dim.
—McCarthy, 23, has two seasons guaranteed left on his initial $22 million, four-year contract. —Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf clearly are trying to cut payroll after having spent nearly $350 million last year. The big factor in signing Murray, 28, was money.
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